Business in Black and White: American Presidents & Black Entrepreneurs in the Twentieth Century

by Robert E. Weems Jr.

Business in Black and White provides a panoramic discussion of various initiatives that American presidents have supported to promote black business development in the United States. Many assume that U.S. government interest in promoting black entrepreneurship began with Richard Nixon's establishment of the Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE) in 1969. Drawn from a variety of sources, Robert E. Weems, Jr.'s comprehensive work extends...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814775179
• ISBN13: 9780814775172
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"